Fast Forward Year 9 University Campus Visit

On Friday 4th November, sixteen Year 9 Fast Forward students, Mr Carlos and myself, spent a wonderful day at Western Sydney University.

The Fast Forward Program provides an opportunity for students to increase their knowledge and awareness of higher education. The day encouraged students’ future educational and career aspirations by providing practical information and insights into university life.

The morning was spent learning about Gardeners Multiple Intelligences. Students discovered their dominant intelligence and learned how this could be helpful in exploring possible future careers. 

The Intelligence types the students looked at were: 

Musical; Visual; Linguistic-Verbal; Naturalistic; Logical-Mathematical; Bodily-Kinesthetic; Interpersonal; and Intrapersonal

After lunch the students were given the opportunity to explore and become familiar with the Parramatta South Campus. Before descending on the campus students were informed that there had been a cyber attack on the campus and they were to collect clues to identify the villain. Students were given a printed map to find each location. Students learnt a little about what happens inside each building. At each location students participated in a group activity and were given clues; one of the clues was to help find the next location, the remaining clues were to assist with finding the cyber attack culprit. Once back in the lecture hall students had to work together through their clues to identify who committed the cyber attack on the University Campus.

As always our students were wonderful ambassadors of St Andrews College and they are to be congratulated on their participation on the day.